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Jury: Hudson's stardom wasn't a factor in trial verdict
This courtroom sketch shows Jennifer Hudson right, and her fiance David Otunga looking on in the courtroom during the first day of William Balfour's murder trial at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago, Monday, April 23, 2012.
Updated: 05/12/2012 01:00P
Man Charged In Neighbor's Beheading To Stand Trial
After a preliminary examination for 47-year-old Leo Kwaske was waived Friday, the case is moving on to the Jackson County Circuit Court. Kwaske was charged last year with felony murder, mutilation of a dead body and first-degree home invasion in the
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:56P
Trial delayed for man facing explosives charges
MARQUETTE -- The trial for a Sault Ste. Marie man facing federal explosives charges has been pushed back. John Lechner had been scheduled to go on trial in federal court in Marquette on Monday. Instead, a pre-trial conference is set for May 17.
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:52P
What the jury didn't hear about Tori's killer
LONDON, Ont. — Unnerving evidence barred from court painted a chilling portrait of Tori Stafford's killer, Michael Rafferty. Troubling details deemed inadmissible by the court were made public Thursday after the nine women and three men of the jury
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:46P
Death Sentence Reviews Leave Unsettled Issues in Texas
Stanley Schneider was shocked last year when Texas' highest criminal court sent his death row client an early Christmas gift of sorts, ordering the trial court to re-examine evidence from a psychologist who had decided that John Reyes Matamoros was
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:41P
Drunken driving accident that killed 5 Oswego teens back in court
The crash killed four teens instantly, and a fifth died eight days later. The appeal asks the higher court to find that the 15-year prison sentence imposed on Vasquez was excessive given her lack of criminal history. The motion, which will be argued by
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:40P
Arrests in 'second grooming scandal'
The recent trial, at Liverpool Crown Court, heard that five girls - aged between 13 and 15 - were given alcohol, food and money in return for sex but there were times when violence was used. The offences happened in and around Rochdale in 2008 and 2009
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:36P
Head 'em up. Move 'em out.
Unless a defendant waives indictment (which rarely happens unless there is a plea bargain), grand jury action is a prerequisite to a felony case going to court. As I stated in my last issue, there are several steps that generally have to be taken
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:35P
Clerk gets two-year jail in graft case
Additional district and sessions judge VP Sirohi on Saturday awarded two-year imprisonment to a clerk posted at the electricity office in Sector 43 for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs. 500 in 2006.The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 15000 on the
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:28P
Bhanwari case: CBI appoints 3-lawyer panel
The CBI has appointed a panel of three lawyers for the trial of Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case, scheduled to commence from May 14 in a local court in Jodhpur. high-profile cases, including Soharabuddin encounter case, Adarsh Scam case,
Updated: 05/12/2012 12:04P
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